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March 14, 2011. Government Warning Issued for Japan

SOURCE: U.S. Department of State

U.S. Embassy Tokyo released the following Warden Message on March 12, 2011.

This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan that the Japan Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has recommended that people who live within 20 kilometers of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Okumacho evacuate the area immediately.

Please disseminate this message to U.S. citizens in your organizations or to other Americans you know that live or may travel to the affected region.

For those who are in Japan and wish to inform of us of your condition, please send an e-mail to JapanEmergencyUSC@state.gov

In your e-mail please provide the information requested below:

Please also in your e-mail please state that we may your release information to people who may contact us regarding your welfare.

- Full Name

- Date of Birth

- Place of Birth

- As much information as possible regarding your physical location (address, hotel name, etc.) and contact information (home phone, cell phone, email address, etc.) within Japan. Please also send us any other information you feel is important for us to know, such as any pre-existing medical conditions, or whether you or your loved one is either elderly or a child in Japan without his/her parent(s).

The Department of Defense instructs that family members of Department of Defense personnel may contact 1-800-342-9647 for more specific information.

While we understand that there have been disruptions in communications in Japan, including the interruption of internet and mobile telephone service, we encourage you to continue your efforts to be in contact with your loved one(s) using SMS texting and other social media (e.g., FaceBook, My Space, Twitter, etc) that your loved one(s) may use. Please also try to contact your loved one(s) via landline telephone, as that means of communication has not been affected by communication disruptions. If you are able to be in touch with your loved one(s), please do write back to us and let us know.

We have been told that there are limited flights departing from Narita and Haneda airports. If you trying to fly out from Japan, please contact your airline to see if it is scheduled to depart.